The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-07-28
FISHING IN NEW YORK.
A Slick Lawyer Who Filled HIS Bns-
ket With Trout and Did Little
business Mt the same Time.

ket with Trout and Did Little
business ut the same Time.
A Kingston, N. T.. correspondent OF
The New York Mail and Erpress writes,
Out In the wilds of Ulster and Sullivan
countries. where there are many fa-
nous trout streams, much bitter feel
ing exists between New York sporting
men, who have secured leases of miles
of land along the banks of streams, and
natives and others who have iished in
them for years. At the head waters OF
the Neversink things have reached
such pass that the members Of the
Neversink Fishing club. of New York,
recently imported number of burly
Frenchmen. and they patrol five miles
of the Neversink with loaded guns on
their shoulders and feroclous bulldogs
at their heels.
Advices from Denning and elsewhere
in the trout-catching territory state
that new leases for famous trout fish
ing waters have been executed, and
that there is heaps of trouble ahead
One of the conditions upon which an
Ulster county man consented to lease
his grounds to New York fishing
club was that of being employed us
watchman along the bank Of the
stream. His demand was complied
with and he entered upon his duties
with large amount of brag and bus
ter. He carried pistol, good sized
one, and had his pockets filled with
stones, besides. A New York lawyer,
whose retaining fee, as a rule, Is not
less than $780, and who is extremely
fond of fishing. visited the west branch
of the Neversink not long ago TO fish.
He went up on the club grounds and
began to fill his basket rapidly.
"Get off my land. and be blank quick
about it too - fell upon his ears in
tones of thunder, just as he had hook
ed fine trout and was reeling it in
1t was only after he had placed the
trout IL his basket that he looked up
and smilingly said:
"Were you speaking to me. sir p
'Yes l was speaking to you, and /
want you to get off this stream at
once. Didn't you see notices up all
along this land that no fishing was
allowed? Come, g.t!'
The attorney cast his fly with great
skill and was rewarded with
another fine fish, which he reel
ed to his basket with the ut
most nonchalance. The rage of
the guardian of the stream knew NO
bounds.
'Ill find out your name before you
leave this town and will have a warrant
served upon you, see if l don t." he ex-
claimed.
Il will save you the trouble of find
out my name," said the lawyer, as he
walked to the shore. Here is my
card, sir, and be kind enough to have
the warrant made correctly and in thai
name.
The card read: John d. F., at
torney and counselor-at-law, Equita-
BILE building, New York city,"
"Now, my friend. said the coupselor,
"you have made yourself pretty fresh
with me to-day, but being stranger
will forgive you. am pretty well posted
on the fishing laws of this state. having
gone to the court of appeals with a
case. and the club which sued my eli
ent never dared sue anybody since. But
never mind that. Be sure you get
my name right.
The astonished watchman apologized
and begged some advice as to the law
in the case
The attorney furnished him with the
desired information. Next day the
vigilant sentinel of the stream was
thunderstruck when the constable of
the town served q summons upon him
to appear and answer why he should
not pay John ID. F., attorney and
counselor at law, certain sum of
money. The constable and his charge
hurried to the village and found the
attorney in waiting.
There must be some mistake about
this" said the Ulster county watch
man, as he handed the summons to the
counselor; Il do not owe you anything
that know Of.
20 yes. you do. )" said the man of law,
with bland smile. You asked to
consult with me professionally, and my
usual fee for consultation is $50, but l
have been extremely generous with you,
and will charge you only S25. You
must pay my fee, sir. before l leave
the town."
The lawyer was inexorable. and the
money was paid over
The next morning the heart of
country parson in the vicinity of Den
ming was made glad by the receipt of
$50 from the tlinty hearted New York
lawyer.